The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Failure at Fort Valley.
GEORGIA.
Contractor H. B. Treadwell is getting to
gether the material for the new Briesenick
brick building on Bay street, Brunswick.
Rev. John w. Watts, of Taylor's creek,
Liberty county, left last Thursday for De-
Land Volusia county, Florida, where be
expects to make his home in the future.
Mrs Dr. Sarah Barxwell, of Laurens Hill,
Bibb county, accidentally caught fire at her
home yesterday, and was so severely burned
that the physicians think she will not re-
cover.
At Fort Valley Tuesday, the store of
John Hartley was closed by the Sheriff
He owes several houses in Macon, which it
is thought caused the step. His liabilities
have not been ascertained as yet.
Thomas Avery, the clerk on the steamer
Ada who killed the negro Rufus Bailey at
Newton last week, was arrested in Albany
Saturday night and taken to Newton. His
commitment trial was set for Tuesday.
February, 1888, will mark the centennial
of the public school interest of Brunswick.
In that month in 17SS the records show that
the Legislature took active steps to the
establishment of free school in GlYnn
county.
w. A. Poe, of Macon, received letter
Tuesday from Northern city, in which the
writer states that he holds note given in
1912 by a citizen of Macon, long since dead,
which he thinks some of his descendants
would pay if presented.
There will soon be q second Scarlet Block
in Brunswick. F. NJ. Scarlet, of Owens
Ferry. will soon begin the erection of a two
story block ON the lots adjoining d. j. Dill
Ions tabby, on Newcastle street, where
Dunn's store originally stood
1t was rumored at Brunswick on Tuesday
that a riot occurred Monday on board the
steamer Cracker Boy, in which the colored
stewart, George Fraser, was either killed or
seriously wounded. One rumor was that
Capt. Club struck him, and another was
that Purser White cut his throat
Mrs. Clara Wheeler, a daughter of John
b. Way, who lives about seven miles from
Hinesville, on her return home yesterday
from church saw large eagle in the yard
making off with a fowl. She ran in the
house, got the gun, blazed away and down
came the eagle with broken wing. With a
stick she finished him.
The establishment of the Commercial
Bank of Albany seems to be assured. The
books for the subscription of stock were
opened Monday, and over $4,000 stock
was taken and the first insballment of 20 per
cent. paid in before noon. The bank will
be authorized to begin business under its
charter on a capital stock of $50, 600, and
this amount is now in sight
Treasurer Hardeman received the follow
ing taxes Tuesday; From Dolly county,
81, 232 So; from Henry county. 50 200; from
Gordon county, s., 800. Besides paying
warrants on account of disabled soldiers. he
paid State Lunatic Asylum monthly war
rant of Sl4,5 S3 SO, and several others of
minor Importance. Assistant Treasurer
Speer is expected home very shortly, from
an extended trip through the North.
A serious alteration occurred at Pearson
between Conductor Bishop and Engineer
Allen on the Brunswick and Western rail-
road Tuesday morning. The cause could
not be learned, only that Allen was under
the influence of whisky. Allen cut Bishops
armsnearly off and inflicted several other
wounds. Allen left the train and few TO
the woods, leaving his train on the main
line. The fireman brought the train to
Waycross. Conductor Bishop will recover.
A meeting of the Augusta factory opera
tives was held in the factory hall Tuesday
night for the purpose of subscribing TO the
exposition. The operatives and the people
In that portion of the city are enthused, and
subscribed literally for persons of their
means. Among the Augusta factory opera
tiveS alone about $500 was subscribed They
claim that whatever benefits Augusta will
benefit them, and say that they are willing
even to subscribe more if necessary to make
the exposition a success.
One night last week while two brothers by
the name of Jenkins living near Sawdust,
Columbia county, while out hunting bayed
'poSsum in log, and while the elder
brother was cutting the log the other at
tenn pied TO pass him, but his foot slipped,
causing him to fall under the blade of the
ak, which split his skull open and caused q
small portion of the brain to exude. Dr.
ID. L. Peoples was called at once to see hun,
and, strange to say, the little fellow is still
alive and doing remarkably well.
Monday afternoon the wife of Allen
Goolsby, (colored) living near Clinton. left
her children in the house and went to the
spring some distance off to wash some
clothes During her absence a Mr. Roberts
passed by her house and found one of the
children, about four years old, screaming
from pain, caused by burns, its clothes hav-
ing caught fire. Every thing was done to
relieve the child, but it died in great agony
that night This is the third child Of this
woman who has shared similar fate.
Tuesday afternoon when the Southwest
ern train was entering the union depot at
Macon negro man and white girl, who had
been standing on the platform of the rear
coach, jumped off, and were seen to go to-
gether up Plum street without going
through the depot. Their conduct had been
noticed on the train by the passengers, and
finding themselves objects of observation
arose from their seats and went out upon
the platform as the train neared Macon
The matter was reported to the police who
could find no trace of them.
At Lincolnton Monday a difficulty oc-
CURED at Tyler's mill between the 16-year-
old son of Thomas CARTRIDGE and a colored
boy by the name of Tom Strother, in which
the latter was killed, 1t appears that the
negro had used some rather impudent Ian
guage to young CARTRIDGE few days previ-
GUS TO the affair, for which the latter had
struck him, and Monday. when they met at
the mill, the difficulty was renewed by the
negro, who seized a crowbar and started
toward the youth as il to strike him with 1t,
when the latter struck him several blows on
the head with a stick, causing his death
Tuesday. Coroner Knox was Immediately
summoned and an inquest was held, the
verdict of the jury being justifiable homi-
eide.
There has been no appointment yet in the
Office of Solicitor-G General of the Stone
Mountain circuit. The Leglature declared
there was vacancy in the office, but there
appears to be some doubt aboutthe matter.
1t is understood that Attorney General An
derson will give an opinion in regard to the
matter. So far there has been but one APP
plication for the appointment, that being
made by Col. John s. Gambler, of DeKalt
county The friends of fine preSant fncuuo